What does a four-lock off-road vehicle mean?
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Four-lock off-road vehicles refer to off-road vehicles equipped with four differential locks. A differential lock is a technical term that refers to locking the differential housing and the axle shaft into one unit when one drive wheel slips, causing the differential to lose its differential function and transferring all torque to the other drive wheel. Here are the specific details: 1. Transfer case achieves "center differential lock": Off-road vehicles use a professional electronically controlled part-time four-wheel drive system. The transfer case in this system can achieve a rigid connection between the front and rear axles, equivalent to an enhanced version of a "center differential lock." 2. Front and rear differential locks: Both the front and rear axles are equipped with electronically controlled differential locks, which can achieve rigid connections between the two half-shafts when the vehicle encounters slipping or cross-axle situations, providing equal power to both wheels. 3. The best differential lock: Short axles are widely recognized in the off-road community as the "best differential lock." Leveraging the inherent advantages of short axles, off-road vehicles can achieve greater longitudinal approach angles, reducing the likelihood of getting stuck, which is equivalent to having an additional short axle lock.